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buckboard
noun
buck·board
ˈbək-ˌbȯrd 
: a four-wheeled vehicle with a floor made of long springy boards
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The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
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31 Aug. 2017
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Dan Neil,
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31 Aug. 2017
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buckboard
noun
buck·board
ˈbək-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a four-wheeled vehicle with a floor made of long springy boards
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